defiled

de·file ¹  (d-fl)

tr.v. de·filed, de·fil·ing, de·files

1. To make filthy or dirty; pollute: defile a river with sewage.

2. To debase the pureness or excellence of; corrupt: a country landscape that was defiled by urban sprawl.

3. To profane or sully (a reputation, for example).

4. To make unclean or unfit for ceremonial use; desecrate: defile a temple.

5. To violate the chastity of.

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[Middle English defilen, alteration (influenced by filen, to befoul, from Old English flan; see p- in Indo-European roots) of defoulen, to trample on, abuse, pollute, from Old French defouler, to trample, full cloth : de-, de- + fouler, to trample, beat down; see full².]

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de·filement n.

de·filer n.

de·filing·ly adv.

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de·file ²  (d-fl)

intr.v. de·filed, de·fil·ing, de·files

To march in single file or in files or columns.

n.

1. A narrow gorge or pass that restricts lateral movement, as of troops.

2. A march in a line.

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[French défiler : dé-, away, off (from Old French de-; see de-) + file, line, file (from Old French filer, to spin thread, march in line; see file¹). N., from French défilé, from past participle of défiler.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

defiled - morally blemished; stained or impure maculate impure - (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene; "impure thoughts"

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defiled

adjective

1. unclean, dirtied, polluted, tainted, impure, besmirched, skanky (slang) How dirty and defiled he felt.
unclean clean, immaculate, spotless, untainted, unsullied, uncontaminated, uncorrupted, unstained, undefiled

2. desecrated, violated, contaminate d, abused, pollute d, profaned, dishonoured, despoiled, blasphemed Their place of worship is regularly defiled by vandals.

3. violated, abused, raped, assaulted, ravished, dishonoured, debauched There lay the victims' bodies, naked and defiled.
violated innocent, pure, chaste